HANDBALL


Meaning of HANDBALL in English

/ ˈhændbɔːl; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U ] ( US also ˈteam handball ) a team game for two teams of seven players, usually played indoors, in which players try to score goals by throwing a ball with their hand

2.

[ U ] ( NAmE ) a game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with their hand

3.

[ C , U ] ( in football ( soccer ) ) the offence of touching the ball with your hands :

a penalty for handball

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.